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Science Chapter ReviewBook: Inside Earth Chapter: 5 - RocksTeacher: Mr. Carl

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FossilsDefinition: The preserved remains or traces of living things.

Quiz Time!Question: What is a fossil?

A: Old bones dug up from the EarthB: Sediment that hardens into rock from years of pressure and heat being appliedC: The preserved remains or traces of living things.D: Any dead animal or plant is a fossil

FossilsExample: How are Fossils Made? (click on video to start it may take a few moments to start)

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Relative AgeExplanation: When you look at a rock containing a fossil, your first questions may be, How old is it? You have probably used the idea of relative age when comparing your age with someone elses age. For example, if you say that you are older than your brother but younger than your sister, you are describing your relative age.

Chapter Terminology:FossilsRelative AgeRadioactive DatingGeologic Time ScaleMass Extinction

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Quiz Time!Question: What is Relative Age?

A: Relative age is its age compared to the ages of other rocks.B: The age of my relativesC: Relative age is the number of years since the rock formed.D: In horizontal sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and each higher layer is younger than the layers below it.

Radioactive DatingExplanation: Geologists use radioactive dating to determine the absolute ages of rocks. In radioactive dating, scientists first determine the amount of a radioactive element in a rock. Then they compare that amount with the amount of the stable element into which the radioactive element decays.

Radioactive DatingClick on the video on Radioactive Dating

Quiz Time!Question: What is Radioactive Dating?

A: The process of elements breaking down, or decaying by releasing particles and energyB: The rate of decay of each radioactive elementC: The process used to achieve a relative date of a rock.D: Scientists first determine the amount of a radioactive element in a rock, then they compare that amount with the amount of the stable element into which the radioactive element decays.

Geologic Time ScaleExplanation: Scientists first developed the geologic time scale by studying rock layers and index fossils worldwide. With this information, scientists placed Earths rocks in order by relative age. Later, radioactive dating helped determine the absolute age of the divisions on the geologic time scale. As geologists studied the fossil record, they found major changes in the life forms at different times. They used these changes to mark where one unit of geologic time ends and the next begins. Therefore the divisions of the geologic time scale depend on events in the history of life on Earth.

Geologic Time ScalesClick on video to explain Geologic Time Scales

Quiz Time!Question: What is a Geologic Time Scale?

A: It consists of only three Eras: Mesozoic, Paleozoic and Precambrian.B: The record of the life forms and geologic events in Earths history.C: The time frame of the past 544 million yearsD: The time frame when life existed on Earth

Mass ExtinctionExplanation: The mass extinction at the end of the Paleozoic affected both plants and animals, on land and in the seas. Scientists do not know what caused the mass extinction, but as much as 95 percent of the life in the oceans disappeared.

Mass ExtinctionExample: Dinosaurs are an example of a mass extinction (click on video to start).

Quiz Time!Question: What is Mass Extinction?

A: A time when all of one type of living thing becomes extinct at the same time.B: When all land animals die at the same time.C: A time when many types of living things become extinct at the same time.D: Any time a species dies off and becomes extinct.

CreditsAbsolute VS Relative Ages 2011. TaterChron1. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. .Carl, Carrie. Voice Narration. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. Dinosaur Extinction. 2009. Sheppard Software Com. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. .Geologic Eras, Animated 2009. Pellosborn. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. .How Fossils Are Formed 2009. Sheppard Software Com. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. .Microsoft Office 2007 clipart, movie and soundsRadiometric Dating Age of Earth 2007. Acorvettes. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. .

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